SUSE Manager Server Upgrade Error: cannot downgrade from version 5.0.4.1 to 5.0.5
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Environment
SUSE Manager Server 5.0
Situation
When executing the command to upgrade to the latest SUSE Manager Maintenance release, for example from SUSE Manager Server 5.0.4.1 to 5.0.5, an error is returned that it is impossible to downgrade from 5.0.4.1 to 5.0.5:
suma50~ # mgradm upgrade podman
18:25AM INF Welcome to mgradm
18:25AM INF Executing command: podman
18:25AM INF Computed image name is registry.suse.com/suse/manager/5.0/x86_64/server:5.0.5
18:25AM INF Ensure image registry.suse.com/suse/manager/5.0/x86_64/server:5.0.5 is available
18:25AM INF Cannot find RPM image for registry.suse.com/suse/manager/5.0/x86_64/server:5.0.5
18:25AM INF Running podman pull registry.suse.com/suse/manager/5.0/x86_64/server:5.0.5
Trying to pull registry.suse.com/suse/manager/5.0/x86_64/server:5.0.5...
Getting image source signatures
Checking if image destination supports signatures
Copying blob d138a3ecbeab done |
Copying blob 8b53183f7b80 done |
Copying blob c6cb56f2a0a0 done |
Copying blob afd0faf946e9 done |
Copying config 0b4b1b4404 done |
Writing manifest to image destination
Storing signatures
0b4b1b4404eda1e79a964c2c6cdb485368c8895d41480d4f0241a1c2e63d5456
Error: cannot downgrade from version 5.0.4.1 to 5.0.5Resolution
Before running the upgrade command to update the container; verify SUSE Manager and SUSE Manager extensions are registered to SCC. It is also required to upgrade the mgradm tool on the host server first. Note that if using SLE Micro, this additionally also requires a reboot.
The below procedure is an excerpt from the online documentation:
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Refresh software repositories with
zypper:zypper ref -
Apply available updates:
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For SLE Micro:
$ transactional-updateIf updates were applied,
reboot.$ reboot -
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server:
$ zypper up
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Cause
The latest mgradm is not installed on the host server. SUSE Manager Extensions not registered.
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- Document ID:000021944
- Creation Date: 28-Jul-2025
- Modified Date:07-Aug-2025
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